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Nikki Alexander
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60
Old Westbury OW-WBB 10-13/3-7 SKY
64
Winner Mount Saint Mary MSMCWBB 9-13/4-6 SKY
Old Westbury OW-WBB
10-13/3-7 SKY
60
Final
64
Mount Saint Mary MSMCWBB
9-13/4-6 SKY
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Old Westbury OW-WBB 24 36 60
Mount Saint Mary MSMCWBB 34 30 64

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Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Courtesy of Old Westbury Sports Information (written by Harris Rappel)

Nikki Alexander’s career day leads @OW_Panthers Women’s Basketball at Mount Saint Mary

Old Westbury remains on the road for Tuesday’s Skyline Conference battle versus Mount Saint Vincent


NEWBURGH, NY (www.OLDWESTBURYPANTHERS.com) - The SUNY Old Westbury women's basketball team were unable to convert down the stretch as the Mount Saint Mary Knights closed out the game with a 5-1 run to secure Saturday's 64-60 Skyline Conference win from Kaplan Center in Newburgh, New York.  With the loss, Old Westbury (10-13) moves to 3-7 in conference play while the Knights (9-13) swept the season series to improve its league record to 4-6. 

Nikki Alexander posted her second-career double-double by leading all scorers with a career-high 19 points (8-13 FG) in addition to racked up 11 rebounds, one blocked shot and one steal to in defeat for Old Westbury.  Jasmine Robinson followed with 13 points and two steals and Clarissa added 11 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals.  Raven Pentz added 10 points, nine rebounds and four assists.

Nicole Scicutella and Jessica Rini each scored 12 points to pace the Knights.  Rini also recorded 11 rebounds and two blocks.  Natalie Candarelli and Janae Graham chipped in with 10 points apiece. 

Old Westbury started slow and missed its first six shots as Mount Saint Mary capitalized and took an early 8-0 lead.  With 17:03 left, Robinson dropped in a layup to put the Panthers on the board.  Robinson then found Pentz for a three pointer to make it an 8-5 game.  Moments later, Gallagher's layup tied the game at 14-all with 11:22 remaining.  Later in the half, Olivia Ilardi sank a pair of free throws to cut Old Westbury's deficit to three points (23-20) at the 5:12 mark.  Graham's free throws at 5:01 sparked an 11-2 Mount Saint Mary run before Alexander knocked down a jumper with 21 seconds left to cut Old Westbury's deficit to 10 points, making it a 34-24 game at the half.

Down 45-35, Gallagher's free throw at 13:02 kick-started a 14-3 Panther run to put Old Westbury on top for the first time with a 49-48 lead with 6:12 remaining.  Bridgid McNeill's free throws then gave Old Westbury a 57-54 lead before Scicutella's triple knotted the game at 57 with 3:21 left.  Lauren Romano hit a free throw with 2:51 showing to put the Knights up 58-57.  Gallagher then answered at 2:07 with a pair of free throws to give Old Westbury a 59-58 lead.  Mount Saint Mary closed out the game with a 5-1 run to preserve the win as Old Westbury missed its final seven field goal attempts over the final 1:44.

In the end, Old Westbury shot 28 percent from the field (21-75), 11.1 percent from three-point range (2-18) and 66.7 percent from the free-throw line (16-24) while Mount Saint Mary hit on 28.2 percent from the floor (20-71), 20 percent from beyond the arc (4-20) and 71.4 percent from the charity stripe (20-28).  Mount Saint Mary won the boards battle, 55-52, scoring 22 second-chance points off 20 offensive rebounds.  Old Westbury outscored Mount Saint Mary 26-20 in the paint, despite scoring just seven second-chance points off 21 offensive rebounds.  Old Westbury also converted 16 Mount Saint Mary turnovers into 18 points.  

MOUNT SAINT VINCENT DOLPHINS UP NEXT FOR THE PANTHERS: Old Westbury will look to rebound from Saturday's loss when they travel to take on the Mount Saint Vincent Dolphins on Tuesday (Feb. 17) in a Skyline Conference battle at 7 p.m. from Peter Jay Sharp Center in Riverdale, New York.      

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Players Mentioned

Nikki Alexander

#24 Nikki Alexander

F
5' 9"
Junior
Clarissa Gallagher

#23 Clarissa Gallagher

G
5' 7"
Senior
Olivia Ilardi

#10 Olivia Ilardi

G
5' 7"
Junior
Raven Pentz

#12 Raven Pentz

G
5' 4"
Junior
Jasmine Robinson

#21 Jasmine Robinson

G
5' 4"
Sophomore
Bridgid McNeill

#34 Bridgid McNeill

F
5' 9"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Nikki Alexander

#24 Nikki Alexander

5' 9"
Junior
F
Clarissa Gallagher

#23 Clarissa Gallagher

5' 7"
Senior
G
Olivia Ilardi

#10 Olivia Ilardi

5' 7"
Junior
G
Raven Pentz

#12 Raven Pentz

5' 4"
Junior
G
Jasmine Robinson

#21 Jasmine Robinson

5' 4"
Sophomore
G
Bridgid McNeill

#34 Bridgid McNeill

5' 9"
Freshman
F